Process
Areas
(staged)

Level 2
 
RM
 PP
 PMC
 SAM
 MA
 PPQA
 CM
Level 3
 
RD
 TS
 PI
 VE
 VA
 OPF
 OPD
 OT
 IPM
 RSKM
 DAR
Level 4
 
OPP
 QPM
Level 5
 
OID
 CAR

 prototype

A preliminary type, form, or instance of a product or product component that serves as a model for later stages or for the final, complete version of the product. This model (e.g., physical, electronic, digital, and analytical) can be used for the following (and other) purposes:
- Assessing the feasibility of a new or unfamiliar technology
- Assessing or mitigating technical risk
- Validating requirements
- Demonstrating critical features
- Qualifying a product
- Qualifying a process
- Characterizing performance or product features
- Elucidating physical principles

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Process
Areas
(continuous)


Process
management  
 
OPF
 OPD
 OT  
 
OPP 
 
OID
Project
management
 
PP
 PMC
 SAM 
 
IPM
 RSKM
 
QPM
Engineering
 
RD
 RM
 TS
 PI
 VE
 VA
Support
 
CM
 PPQA
 MA
 
DAR
 CAR